Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38678, Michael Edleman, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Edleman, Michael
838678
CONTENTS

20132
East Tennessee
Michael Coleman
of Green County in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company — commanded by Captain John Smith of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Williams in the Maryland line, for the term of three years — from March 1777 to March 1780
Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee — at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th day of April 1830.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of April 1830. — and sent to the Hon. John Blair, House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1830 $ 37 67 Semi-annual all'ce ending
$37.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Recorded book D.
Vol. 9 th page 99.
Benjamin D. Dull

Original claim
(956)
Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List under the Act of the 18th March 1818
State of Tennessee
Tipton County
On the 28th day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine Personally appeared in open Court being a court of record to wit the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid Michael Edleman resident in said County aged seventy four years, Who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820, That he the said Michael Edleman en- -listed for the term of three years sometime in the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven in the State of Maryland in the company com- -manded by Captain John Smith in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Williams & Col. John Ford in the line of the State of Maryland, on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said corps until said three years ex- -pired, when he was discharged from the service

(2) in the State of New Jersey near Morristown — That he hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pen- sion except the present, that his name is not on the Roll of any State as a pensioner and that the following is the reason for not making earlier ap- -plication for a pension, he lived in an obscure remote corner of the Country where persons of compe- -tent skill could not be procured, that he knew of to make a declaration so necessary to obtain a pension And in pursuance of the act 1 st May 1820 I do solemn- -ly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dis- -posed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto an- -nexed and by me subscribed — That since the 18 th day of March 1818 I have been compelled to sell & dispose all my personal property to wit horses cattle & hogs & farming utensils, to pay Doctor Bills having lost thereby by death 3 children

my wife & a grand child see my A.W. page within six months (3) and in and about my support. These Bills were paid since 18th March 1818 but the exact time the affair cannot exactly ascertain. I have not had my property since said last mentioned time exposed to public sale by the process of Law or have I mortgaged or assigned over in any manner any of my property within time My occupation has always been that of a Farmer I am no tradesman. I am at length totally unable to pursue my occupation — I had seven children three died as aforesaid two (viz) two sons and a daughter two — four are now alive (viz) one son & three daughters. My wife died as aforesaid and I am now a widower. The four children as above mentioned as being alive are all very unhealthy and it is as much as they can do to support themselves. they live with me or rather on my land their names are Jacob — Betsy, Katy & Sally they have a small pittance of property — personal, no real property. Betsy is 30. Jacob 31. Katy 26. Sally are 19 years of age — My labour & property will not yield me a competent support. I have casually lost my discharge —
Sworn to and declared on Michael Edelman the 28th day of October 1829.
W. Lewis etc

(4) *
description of property.
Names of purchasers, time of sale, and in money or description of property
  1 steer bold. — Eliza Batch 10th Oct 1823 recd in return $8-00 each   1 deer do — David Haskell do 8-00 "   1 do do — Robt Mahony do 10-25 "   1 do - do ~ Jas Brittain do 9-00 "   1 do - do ~ David Wilson do 6-00 "   1 do - do ~ David Wilson do 10-00 "   1 do & calf do ~ John Funn do 10-00 "   1 Bull. do — Joseph Funn do 2-00 "   2 calves do — do do 8-00 "   2 plows & sold to Burns the other 1 sold to John Funn do 30-00 "   1 horse to Enos Park do 35-00 "   1 mare & colt to Stephen Alexander do 128-25-   2 Hogs The above is all the changes 6-50 add.   8-00 error 
The above is all the changes made in my property since 1818. 18th March as stated according to my best recollection - the whole of which amt. has been appropriated to the payment of the Doctor's Bill except about $10-
142-75-
Schedule of the property I have now on hand or the use of in any manner whatever two hundred Acres of Land generally of the very poorest quality and almost all the cleared land perfectly exhausted - Michael Edleman & two suits of cleaning clothes.

I Andrew Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Greene County — in the State of Tennessee —
Do hereby
certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Michael Eddleman did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common ene- my for the space of Three Years, under an engagement in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing Oath & the Sub- -dule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court — And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of property of the said Eddleman is worth two hundred Dollars.
In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on the 29 th day of October 1829.
A. Patterson
Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County of Greene State aforesaid

Grenada S. 28 Decr 182
Free
Dec. 30. 1829 21057
The hon ble
John Blair
Washington City D. Columbia
Mail

State of Tennessee Grundy County ss
Personally appeared before me Robert Maloney — an acting Justice of the Peace for said County James R. Isbell James P. Brittain and William Hickson to Jacob Eddleman who being first duly sworn the truth to speak on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth & sayeth, first — James R. Isbell says he am 44  47 nine years of age & that in the winter of 1822 & 23 I attended (with Doctor Wm Henderson) as Physi- =cian on the family of Jacob Eddleman (Who is now an applicant for a pension) for which I rec d . sixty dollars in property in March 1823 Said Eddleman's wife two sons & daughter and grand-child, all died in the course of my attendance as aforesaid. Also in the winter following, said Eddleman paid me two dollars & fifty cents, for visiting & C his only surviving son Jacob, whither in property or money I do not rec d . James R. Isbell
James Brittain says he I am thirty one years of age, that William Henderson was a practising physician in the County aforesaid in the year 1822 and three that he attended on said Eddleman's family at the time aforesaid, but the amount he charged or the amount he rec d from said Eddleman for said services this deponent does not know — This deponent states that said Henderson several years ago left this State and as he believes lives somewhere in the State of Missouri — This deponent presumes that said Henderson's Bill for his services as aforesaid were at least equal to the

aforesaid deponent's Bill - This deponent further states that said Edleman to pay his Doctor Bills and other debts made a sale of all his personal property in the year thereof  or about 1824. - that is of all his personal property of any value - This affiant further states that since said sale up to this time said Edleman has been very much harassed with debts, & hard pressed to get along in support of his family -
John Britton Finney
William Dickson says, that said Edleman gave him his note in May 1823 for twenty Dollars at about the time about when his family died as aforesaid. which note is still unpaid besides said Edleman is indebted to me something like Ten Dollars more making in all about thirty Dollars - I have given this lengthy indulgence an act of said Edleman's scarcity of resources - Part of the consideration as well of said twenty Dollars was as well as I recollect for goods purchased from during the said sickness of his family, burying clothes &c -
Wm Dickson
William Dickson further states that in 1823 S d Michael Edleman paid me in property for goods for his family as follows in 1824 10/9 - in 1824 $1-83 cash in the same year $14-40 in Nov r 1825 $5-00 in cash - In 1827 the paid me in a note on Elijah Baleb $12.50 which note I believe was given to S d Edleman for property purchased by S d Baleb at S d Edleman's sale shortly after the death of part of his family about the year 1824 - All these payments were for goods for said Edleman's Family
Wm Dickson

Jacob Eddleman most says, in the Winter of 1822 and 1823 Doctor Wm Henderson attended with Doct James R Sebell on Michael Eddlemans family — That said Hendersons Bill for said attention and medicines was fifty six Dollars, which said Michael paid him in the year 1824 as follows. to wit twenty Dollars & 92 \frac{1}{2} cents in property, the Balance in cash — This deponent states that said Henderson several years ago left this state, & where he has settled this deponent does not know. — This deponent states that said Michael is wholly unable to work and has no personal property — This deponent states that in the year 1824 said Michael made a sale of his personal property as stated in the schedule accom- panying his declaration for a pension for the purpose of paying said Doctor's Bills for said atten- tion and services on his family — and the sup- port of his family whilst sick and a claim which he owed William Dickson merchant in Greenville — the amt of said sale was about $142 — 75 cts, which sale exhausted all of said Michael's personal property — Jacob Eddleman
Test Robert Maloney (S) Justice of the peace April 1 st 1830.

State of Tennessee, ss I Andrew Patterson, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Greene County do certify that Robert Mahoney before whom the foregoing affidavits of James W. Bell, James Patton Jr., William Dickson and Jacob Olderman were taken, was at the time of taking the same, respectively, an acting jus- tice of the Peace in and for said County of Greene duly qualified to administer oaths, and that the signature pur- porting to be said Robert Mahoney, is genuine.
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office the 1 st day of April 1830,
A. Patterson By W. Brown, De.

War Department
Pension Office
27 th Jan'y 1836
Sir
The document in support of the claim of Michael Edelman to a pension, has been examined, and his service admitted, but before a final decision can be had in his case he must produce the affidavits of his creditors, who must state the time at which the debts were contracted for what articles of property, the time when they were paid and in what way. The official character and signature of the Magistrate before whom the affidavits may be taken must be certified by the proper Officer under his seal of office. For further instructions I would refer you to the Note, g, attached to the blank form herewith enclosed. The document is herewith returned.
I am very respectfully
Andrew Patterson Esq.
Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Greenville
Green County Tennessee
Your Ob't Serv't
J. S. Edwards

Received 13 April 1870

Mrs Elliott
April 10th 1830
Sir, enclosed I return you the papers of Michael Edleman, with the additional proof required in your note to me on the following page which you will please examine & send me the result respectfully
M c Clain

Connel Chambers Annapolis January 31/30
I have the honor to inform you that the  Revolutionary War  that Michael Edleman enlisted as a private in the 11th Regiment of the line in Continental service on the 8th day of March 1777 for three years and that having discharged from service on the 9th day of March 1780 and that he received for discharges of his pay £72:17:5.
W. L. the Clerk of the Executive Council

21187
Michael Edelmann
Winnipeg.
abt 18 March 1878.
see letter 2; Jan'y 1830 to A Patterson

Connel Chambers Annapolis July 13th 1832
Dear Sir,
The enclosed certificate of the facts which appear by the records in my office relative to the service of the Revolutionary Soldier in whose favor you - if true as stated was admitted to be will I presume be sufficient to establish his right to a pension under the act for pensions.
I remain Sir respectfully yours B. F. Lewis
W. L. G. Smith
James L. Howard Esq. Pension Office Washington

In Reply
Dear John H. Eaton Secretary of the Navy Washington D.C.

38678
Recy
INVALID.
Quesnel
File No. 38678
Michael Edleman
Pri Rev 721
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 138
[Arrangement of 1870.]